Democracy

Democracy is a form of government in which the people have the authority to deliberate and decide legislation or to choose governing officials to do so.

14 May 2026

The democratic costs of South Africa’s Zimbabwean exemption permit process

Associate Professor Christine Hobden argues in a recent publication that current analyses of the...

01 April 2025

WATCH: WSG Post Election Conference

Consolidating South Africa’s Democratic Governance: The WSG Post Election Conference took place from...

13 May 2024

Loss of power is the ultimate motivator for governing parties to fulfill promises

A developing democracy is only consolidated or matured when a dominant governing party or leader...

14 February 2024

Analysis of the effects of the Electoral Amendment Bill

This research paper presents the findings of an analysis of the Electoral Amendment Bill 2 and the...

15 January 2021

A deeply divided nation, SA needs to find its better angels

With what voice do we speak when the unspeakable happens? What language do we use?